पञ्चाङ्ग — Udaipur, Rajasthan · December 28, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.37 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
हतो वा प्राप्स्यसि स्वर्गं जित्वा वा भोक्ष्यसे महीम्।

तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ कौन्तेय युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः।।2.37।।
"2.37 If killed, thou shalt attain Heaven; if victorious, enjoy the kingdom of earth. Therefore arise, O Son of Kunti, and fight!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.38°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra2.73°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala197.29°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha230.24°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati201.91°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra249.20°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani246.67°DhanuMūla P3

Udaipur, Rajasthan — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:53 – 06:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:25 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:57 – 15:16
Yamaganda07:18 – 08:38
Gulika Kāla09:58 – 11:17
Varjyam07:45 – 08:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:47 – 10:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:18 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:38 – 09:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:58 – 11:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:17 – 12:37 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:37 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:57 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:16 – 16:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:36 – 17:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:56 – 19:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:36 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:16 – 22:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:57 – 00:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:37 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:17 – 03:58 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:58 – 05:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:38 – 07:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 24.5854°
Longitude: 73.7125°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869650.27
Julian Day2458115.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1043°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)113.82°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1043°), declination -23.28°, EoT -1.89 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2017-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)